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A number of high-level studies have been commissioned which focus on, or consider issues around, Open Educational Resources (OER). There are also some useful practical guidance documents available as a result of project work in this and related areas. This section highlights many of the resources available to institutions, consortia and individuals with an interest in Open Educational Resources.
The joint JISC/Higher Education Academy Open Educational Resources programme (April 2009 - October 2012) was a large scale programme across three yearly phases of activity. Known as the UKOER programme - projects, support teams and programme officers produced a wide range of reports, guidance, toolkits and other practical resources to inform the wider community around lessons learned around a wide range of issues:
Learner Use of Online Educational Resources for Learning (LUOER) Paul Bacsich, Barry Phillips and Sara Frank Bristow Sept 2011
OER Impact Study: research report. Liz Masterman and Joanna Wild University of Oxford, July 2011
HE Academy: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/oer/oer-phase-3-case-studies
JISC (Users): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/oer2/casestudies.aspx
JISC (in impact report): http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/oer2/oerimpact.aspx
OER Infokit Senior Managment Guide: https://openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/45742659/Some%20examples
OER MEDEV: 14 scenarios/use cases (MEDEV Project, UKOER)
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